Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalSuspended Secaucus tax collector Alan Bartolozzi appeared in state Superior Court in Jersey City today where prosecutors revealed he had made 19 wire transfers to a dominatrix at addresses in five states and internationally.

The suspended Secaucus tax collector charged with stealing more than $780,000 from the town coffers wired money to a dominatrix at addresses in five states and internationally, officials said in court today during his arraignment.

The money wires show that Alan Bartolozzi is a flight risk, prosecutors told state Superior Court Judge Kevin Callahan, sitting in Jersey City.

The 58-year-old tax man made 19 wire transfers to New York City dominatrix "Tara Juliana," whose website includes a picture of Bartolozzi, the dominatrix and others.

"If money has been sent to five jurisdictions" and "If money has been sent overseas" then Bartolozzi 's bail should be increased to ensure he does not flee, Assistant Hudson County Prosecutor Leo Hernandez said.

Bartolozzi was arraigned today on charges arising from an indictment signed last month, but the town's tax collector for nearly 25 years had already been indicted for allegedly stealing nearly $25,000 from a town municipal employees union.

The new indictment charges him with official misconduct, a pattern of official misconduct, misapplication of entrusted property and property of the government, computer theft, theft by unlawful taking, and theft by failure to make required disposition of property received.

Bartolozzi has been out on $200,000 bail but the charges in the new indictment are much more serious and he now faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Hernandez called it a "significant change in circumstances" and wanted the bail raised given the grave consequences a conviction could present for Bartolozzi .

But defense attorney Donald Gardner noted that Bartolozzi has been at every hearing to date and he argued than there was no need to increase the bail.

In the end, Callahan agreed with the defense and left the bail at $200,000.

Bartolozzi was scheduled to be tried in the union money case beginning Tuesday but that date may be pushed back as Callahan has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday to discuss scheduling.